"or" versus "xor" in English

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If a said to b "do this or that", would b be disobeying a if it did both? In others words, in English is "or" the same as xor, the exclusive or?

possible duplicate of Does "either A or B " preclude "both A and B"?. Another one (not relying on the specific word "either") is Use of “Or”, inclusive or exclusive? — FumbleFingers, Sep 15 '13 at 20:28

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 15 '13 at 20:32

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OR it is not exclusive.

To get the exclusive OR, you say: "either ... or"

But check out (Exclusive "or" in English): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_or

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answered Sep 15 '13 at 20:32

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